Derrick Campbell

Derrick Campbell was born in Cambridge in 1972. He has established himself as a world class short track speed skater.

In 1989 Campbell was named to the National Training Squad and he won three gold medals at the 1991 Canada Games. He competed internationally at the Olympics in 1992, 1994 and 1998. His medal in the short track men’s relay in 1998 was the first time an athlete from Waterloo Region won gold at the Winter Olympics.

In 1995 Campbell set and then broke the world record for 500 metres. He was a member of the Canadian team from 1989 to 2000, and following retirement from competition, Campbell has been involved in coaching. He was team leader and coach for the United States Olympic team in 2006, and he twice received the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award. Campbell was head coach of Canada’s short track speed skating team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Campbell has been inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame.

Campbell lives in Montreal, with his wife Cindy Overland, also a speed skater.